-ucho
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Suffix edit
-ucho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchos, feminine -ucha, feminine plural -uchas)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Latin -usculus.[1] It has also been interpreted as an alternative form of the suffix -acho.
Suffix edit
-ucho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchos)
- forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives
Usage notes edit
- Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -ucha.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “-ucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014